Even if AI turns out to be a hype cycle, getting a lot of clean energy could make it worth the hassle.
  • xantoxis@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    2 months ago

    Unfortunately, the bees weren’t attacking Mark Zuckerberg, they were just hanging out at the build site.

    • xantoxis@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      2 months ago

      And who’s going to make sure these tech companies actually run a nuclear power plant responsibly? Have they ever run anything responsibly?

      • MistakesEnglish
        13·
        2 months ago

        The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. As some who works in nuclear facilities, let me be clear: they do not fuck around.

        • xantoxis@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          2 months ago

          I know, and I’m glad of it, but look: tech companies DO fuck around. A lot. There are lots of ways to pressure individuals into cutting corners, and to pressure auditors and controllers to look the other way. The regulators might catch them, but there’s a very real possibility that a tech company fucks up REAL bad before they get shut down. They have a very long history of it.

          • MistakesEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            True. In all likelihood, they would subcontract plant operation to people who do know how to run one like Westinghouse, though

      • Technoguyfication@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Why do people assume the tech companies are going to be running the plants? They are just paying a utility provider to run the plants and sell the energy to them at wholesale prices. They’re not handing out dosimetry to CS graduates and telling them to go wrench on the reactor like it’s a new social media app.

    • Emi@ani.socialEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      They don’t have it on separate grid? Thought it would be completely sufficient since I assume data centers should have constant stable draw. But makes sense they would want to sell the electricity too.